Wednesday, August 02, 2006

I had a mild case of the munchies but felt too lazy to exert myself to make complicated snacks. Then it struck me - baked chickpeas (and folks, this is where canned chickpeas REALLY come into their own)!

I've read about baked chickpeas in quite a few blogs and all of them have raved about the chickpeas. So I decided to see for myself what all the fuss was about. The lethargy I was feeling meant that I couldnt be bothered to make up any exotic or unique spice concoction to flavour the li'l fellas. So I used good old sambar powder and tossed in a half tsp of chilli powder just to give it that extra kick.

The nice thing about these is that you can try different spice combinations every time you make them. And it doesnt have to stop with chickpeas - really any beans or lentils can be baked this way, of course with differing cooking time, depending on size. Plenty of fibre, very little fat. It's all good.

Anyhow, at the end of about 40 minutes, I had a cupful of golden brown, spicy, crunchy chickpeas. I'm afraid I ate them all, every bit. And I'm not ashamed to say so! (SO SO SO SO SO SO SO.) :)

This one is the best solution to my husband's snack pangs- I'm gonna try with various lentils and shall let you know- it's best not to mix diff types of beans right? as their roasting time might be different

Fantastic Shammi, I have cases of Munchies very often and they are accompanied most of the times with attacks of lethargy when I can't be bothered to lift a finger.Tell me ,can these prepared chick peas be stored or do they have to be gobbled up like you did.Pray enlighten me.

These were delicious - I used garlic powder, chili powder and sea salt because I had no sambar in my pantry... So good - Thanks so much for this recipe! By the way, if you are inthe states, the temp. for this recipe ws 350 degrees (180 celsius).